The Health Innovation Exchange Global Annual Event

The Health Innovation Exchange Global Annual Event

Bringing together a variety of global health leaders, decision makers, investors and innovators.

Leveraging innovation and technology is essential to fast-track progress to reach Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and other health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets.

While new solutions for health are emerging in different parts of the world, these do not always get adopted on scale to deliver impact. There is a disconnect between innovators and implementers that needs to be bridged.

The Health Innovation Exchangeidentifies challenges faced by implementers and connects them with innovations that have high potential for impact. It also links with investors to scale up the efforts and develop sustainable solutions.

The Health Innovation Exchange builds upon and shares the expertise of countries, global health actors, innovators, communities and the private sector. It is founded on a shared commitment to leave no one behind in our journey to achieve the SDGs.

The Health Innovation Exchange will host a global annual event on the margins of the World Health Assembly 19-21 May 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland.

What’s in it for me?

A number of innovators will have the opportunity to showcase their solutions at a Health Innovation Marketplace and pitch their ideas to an international audience. They will get to personally interact with implementers and investors, as well as create partnerships with other innovators and change-makers. The innovations will be shortlisted through an expert review. While we welcome a variety of innovations that have a potential to support countries towards reaching the SDG3 targets, from selected final innovations the Health Innovation Exchange will award top innovations in the following categories:

• Digital health
• Financial innovations for access to health
• Innovations for the last mile in healthcare delivery
• Community innovations

How do I apply?

To apply, please click here to submit an innovation and to find out more details. The deadline for submissions is 16th March, 2020. Please also feel free to circulate this call for proposals with your networks and anyone you think might have the right ideas that can make a difference.

The Health Innovation Exchange ecosystem

The Innovation Discovery Centre is an interactive exhibition that showcases high-potential innovations in health. The Centre also hosts thematic events based on identiﬁed priorities and provides a forum for countries to showcase their innovations and share lessons learned.
Innovation Marketplaces take place around speciﬁc themes and events, providing countries with an opportunity to share their latest solutions that have potential to be scaled up and implemented in local contexts.
Country Innovation Exchanges in select countries identify speciﬁc health-related challenges and areas where innovation and technology could transform access to health and bring together a variety of partners to ﬁnd innovative solutions.
Innovation Connector Events and Hackathons convene key actors to identify and encourage local and community-based solutions to address health challenges.The Health Innovation Exchange online portal provides a platform for innovators to connect and collaborate with each other as well as to identify potential investors to scale up effective solutions.